texas is a big state, has a lot of people in it. for a governor who hasn't even announced he's running, hasn't decided whether he's running, to come in with 39% of the vote in a thee receipt tech le theoretie president, those are pretty good numbers, don't you think, scott. >> much of this polling data is a reflection on the incumbent president rather than any challenging. no matter who we put against the president he attraction that number. jon: when you put michelle bachman in there she got 39% of the votes. the slight difference here is that president obama's number went up slightly to 46% versus 44% for perry. but she has the same number he has. >> again, she is considered one of the leading candidates. you'd have to say that mitt romney, perry and bachman are the top three right now. the odds are better than 50-50 that one of them will be the republican nominee. there are interesting differences in the dynamics, michelle bachman does much better among men, and rick perry a again women. jon: generally, i mean the more interestin